Key deals

The Michelin Group has signed a transport commitment with a French start-up offering carbon-free shipping to reduce its environmental footprint.

While the delegates at February’s Commercial Marine Network ‘Workboat 2050’ webinar might not have agreed on the exact technologies, they spoke loudly and clearly on the importance of hull design.

Too few offshore wind sites have been made available in the UK and this could lead to higher costs for developers and consumers, RenewableUK has said.

The Solent Freeport and the North East England Freeport are amongst the freeport bids that have been submitted to the UK government.

Staff numbers at Artemis Technologies, which is leading a Belfast-based consortium to decarbonise maritime, initially with foiling ferries, are expected to almost treble to 70 by the end 2021 and rise to…

Five Jan De Nul trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) have become the first ships to receive a new notation that recognises the environmental performance of ultra-low emission vessels (ULEVs).

As the UK’s second (or is it third?) virus peak appears to be showing signs of passing, it’s increasingly becoming apparent that Seawork’s saving grace could be its June schedule.

In an effort to speed up the transition to fossil-free fuels in the transport sector, Volvo Group, Scania, Stena Line, and the Port of Gothenburg have joined forces to bring about a…

Are workboats really going to be flying around on Americas Cup style foils any time soon? Join us (free of charge!) for our third online conference in the Get Set for Workboat…

Powering ships with hydrogen, electrolysed at floating solar islands, could become a reality says Dutch firm SolarDuck.

A major voice of the European shipbuilding industry has proposed to set-up a dedicated EU Maritime Fund – as an opt-out alternative to an inclusion of shipping into the EU Emission Trading…

BAR Technologies is set to contribute its solid wing sail expertise to the EU’s Project CHEK to deliver two low-carbon concept ship designs.

Moray East offshore wind farm has announced the successful milestone of the first of its 100 9.5MW turbines to be installed in the Moray Firth.

Session 3 in the Get Set for Workboat 2050 webinar series will take place on Tuesday 9th February 10:00 - 11:00 UTC, focusing on how to optimise vessel performance to reduce CO2…

New subsidiary SAL Renewables has proudly launched with a specialised vessel: the ‘Wind Lift I’ – a 2010-built dynamic positioning (DP) jack-up crane vessel.

Windcat Workboats, one of the major operators of CTVs in the North Sea has been acquired by CMB writes Dag Pike.

Høglund Marine Solutions has set up a new office in Europe to support its growing base of customers in the Baltic.

Jan De Nul has acquired one of the largest and most advanced subsea installation and construction vessels available in the world.